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Strength of Schedule Rankings: 2009 National Football League (NFL)
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Strength of schedule (SOS) scores include only games that have already been played. Games still remaining on the schedule do not impact the present week's strength of schedule scores. For this reason, SOS scores are not made available before the completion of the first week.
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 1. |  Houston Texans |
569.55 | #1 AFC South | 11 | #20 New York Jets #27 Oakland Raiders @ #9 Arizona Cardinals @ #5 Cincinnati Bengals #19 San Francisco 49ers @ #25 Buffalo Bills |
| 2. |  Baltimore Ravens |
566.82 | #3 AFC North | 11 | #26 Kansas City Chiefs @ #4 San Diego Chargers @ #6 New England Patriots @ #3 Minnesota Vikings #8 Denver Broncos #1 Indianapolis Colts |
| 3. |  Tennessee Titans |
556.03 | #1 AFC South | 11 | @ #13 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #20 New York Jets @ #6 New England Patriots @ #19 San Francisco 49ers #25 Buffalo Bills #9 Arizona Cardinals |
| 4. |  Cleveland Browns |
551.82 | #3 AFC North | 11 | #3 Minnesota Vikings @ #8 Denver Broncos @ #25 Buffalo Bills #12 Green Bay Packers @ #22 Chicago Bears @ #29 Detroit Lions |
| 5. |  New England Patriots |
551.48 | #5 AFC East | 11 | #15 Atlanta Falcons #11 Baltimore Ravens @ #8 Denver Broncos #18 Tennessee Titans % #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #1 Indianapolis Colts @ #2 New Orleans Saints |
| 6. |  Oakland Raiders |
548.08 | #7 AFC West | 11 | @ #17 Houston Texans @ #14 New York Giants #10 Philadelphia Eagles #20 New York Jets #5 Cincinnati Bengals @ #7 Dallas Cowboys |
| 7. |  Miami Dolphins |
542.12 | #5 AFC East | 11 | @ #15 Atlanta Falcons #1 Indianapolis Colts @ #4 San Diego Chargers #2 New Orleans Saints #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #23 Carolina Panthers |
| 8. |  St. Louis Rams |
539.52 | #8 NFC West | 11 | @ #28 Washington Redskins #12 Green Bay Packers #3 Minnesota Vikings @ #16 Jacksonville Jaguars #1 Indianapolis Colts @ #29 Detroit Lions #2 New Orleans Saints |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 9. |  San Francisco 49ers |
538.72 | #8 NFC West | 11 | @ #3 Minnesota Vikings #15 Atlanta Falcons @ #17 Houston Texans @ #1 Indianapolis Colts #18 Tennessee Titans #22 Chicago Bears @ #12 Green Bay Packers #16 Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 10. |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
538.43 | #4 NFC South | 11 | #7 Dallas Cowboys @ #25 Buffalo Bills #14 New York Giants @ #28 Washington Redskins @ #10 Philadelphia Eagles % #6 New England Patriots #12 Green Bay Packers @ #21 Miami Dolphins |
| 11. |  Denver Broncos |
524.84 | #7 AFC West | 11 | @ #5 Cincinnati Bengals #31 Cleveland Browns #7 Dallas Cowboys #6 New England Patriots @ #11 Baltimore Ravens #13 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #28 Washington Redskins #14 New York Giants |
| 12. |  New York Jets |
521.28 | #5 AFC East | 11 | @ #17 Houston Texans #18 Tennessee Titans @ #2 New Orleans Saints @ #27 Oakland Raiders #16 Jacksonville Jaguars #23 Carolina Panthers |
| 13. |  Kansas City Chiefs |
518.76 | #7 AFC West | 11 | @ #11 Baltimore Ravens @ #10 Philadelphia Eagles #14 New York Giants #7 Dallas Cowboys @ #28 Washington Redskins @ #16 Jacksonville Jaguars #13 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14. |  New York Giants |
516.82 | #2 NFC East | 11 | @ #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #26 Kansas City Chiefs #27 Oakland Raiders @ #2 New Orleans Saints #9 Arizona Cardinals #4 San Diego Chargers #15 Atlanta Falcons @ #8 Denver Broncos |
| 15. |  Chicago Bears |
513.87 | #6 NFC North | 11 | #13 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #24 Seattle Seahawks @ #15 Atlanta Falcons @ #5 Cincinnati Bengals #31 Cleveland Browns #9 Arizona Cardinals @ #19 San Francisco 49ers #10 Philadelphia Eagles |
| 16. |  Carolina Panthers |
513.03 | #4 NFC South | 11 | #10 Philadelphia Eagles @ #7 Dallas Cowboys #28 Washington Redskins #25 Buffalo Bills @ #9 Arizona Cardinals #21 Miami Dolphins @ #20 New York Jets |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 17. |  Detroit Lions |
509.91 | #6 NFC North | 11 | @ #2 New Orleans Saints #28 Washington Redskins #13 Pittsburgh Steelers #32 St. Louis Rams @ #24 Seattle Seahawks #31 Cleveland Browns |
| 18. |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
508.79 | #3 AFC North | 11 | #18 Tennessee Titans @ #22 Chicago Bears #4 San Diego Chargers @ #29 Detroit Lions #3 Minnesota Vikings @ #8 Denver Broncos @ #26 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 19. |  Seattle Seahawks |
507.38 | #8 NFC West | 11 | #22 Chicago Bears @ #1 Indianapolis Colts #16 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #7 Dallas Cowboys #29 Detroit Lions @ #3 Minnesota Vikings |
| 20. |  Atlanta Falcons |
492.66 | #4 NFC South | 11 | #21 Miami Dolphins @ #6 New England Patriots @ #19 San Francisco 49ers #22 Chicago Bears @ #7 Dallas Cowboys #28 Washington Redskins @ #14 New York Giants |
| 21. |  Indianapolis Colts |
487.70 | #1 AFC South | 11 | @ #21 Miami Dolphins @ #9 Arizona Cardinals #24 Seattle Seahawks @ #32 St. Louis Rams #19 San Francisco 49ers #6 New England Patriots @ #11 Baltimore Ravens |
| 22. |  Jacksonville Jaguars |
477.60 | #1 AFC South | 11 | #9 Arizona Cardinals @ #24 Seattle Seahawks #32 St. Louis Rams #26 Kansas City Chiefs @ #20 New York Jets #25 Buffalo Bills @ #19 San Francisco 49ers |
| 23. |  Buffalo Bills |
476.04 | #5 AFC East | 11 | #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #2 New Orleans Saints #31 Cleveland Browns @ #23 Carolina Panthers #17 Houston Texans @ #18 Tennessee Titans @ #16 Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 24. |  San Diego Chargers |
475.34 | #7 AFC West | 11 | #11 Baltimore Ravens #21 Miami Dolphins @ #13 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #14 New York Giants #10 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 25. |  Arizona Cardinals |
467.04 | #8 NFC West | 11 | @ #16 Jacksonville Jaguars #1 Indianapolis Colts #17 Houston Texans @ #14 New York Giants #23 Carolina Panthers @ #22 Chicago Bears @ #18 Tennessee Titans |
| 26. |  Cincinnati Bengals |
455.88 | #3 AFC North | 11 | #8 Denver Broncos @ #12 Green Bay Packers #17 Houston Texans #22 Chicago Bears @ #27 Oakland Raiders |
| 27. |  Philadelphia Eagles |
440.66 | #2 NFC East | 11 | @ #23 Carolina Panthers #2 New Orleans Saints #26 Kansas City Chiefs #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #27 Oakland Raiders @ #4 San Diego Chargers @ #22 Chicago Bears |
| 28. |  Washington Redskins |
437.55 | #2 NFC East | 11 | #32 St. Louis Rams @ #29 Detroit Lions #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #23 Carolina Panthers #26 Kansas City Chiefs @ #15 Atlanta Falcons #8 Denver Broncos |
| 29. |  Dallas Cowboys |
426.17 | #2 NFC East | 11 | @ #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #23 Carolina Panthers @ #8 Denver Broncos @ #26 Kansas City Chiefs #15 Atlanta Falcons #24 Seattle Seahawks @ #12 Green Bay Packers #27 Oakland Raiders |
| 30. |  Green Bay Packers |
420.89 | #6 NFC North | 11 | #5 Cincinnati Bengals @ #32 St. Louis Rams @ #31 Cleveland Browns @ #30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #7 Dallas Cowboys #19 San Francisco 49ers |
| 31. |  New Orleans Saints |
411.96 | #4 NFC South | 11 | #29 Detroit Lions @ #10 Philadelphia Eagles @ #25 Buffalo Bills #20 New York Jets #14 New York Giants @ #21 Miami Dolphins @ #32 St. Louis Rams #6 New England Patriots |
| 32. |  Minnesota Vikings |
387.24 | #6 NFC North | 11 | @ #31 Cleveland Browns #19 San Francisco 49ers @ #32 St. Louis Rams #11 Baltimore Ravens @ #13 Pittsburgh Steelers #24 Seattle Seahawks |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game